Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1887-07-08

But just here Benny battered into the
ri ON.
'Mother," he whispered, very
a@diBly, ''old Mr.. Jennings is in the
kitchen, and he says he called to see
about the money you owe him.
The crimson had fl flodcd Mrs. Bliss
whole face nov; she shrank back from
Bsnny's words.
l"And he says" went on the urchin,
uHeonscious'y merciIess, "its the third
tige he's called"
Mrs. Bliss looked piteously at the fine
lady in the lilac muslin and the futt,r-
incs ribbon-bows, then at the family
Bige. Mrs. Sewer felt magneticaIly
thd crises had arrived and was
yadrely agitating the atmosphere.
Say fifteen" she spoke up with a
VIII edling air
Ms. Bliss took the family Bible from
its !estiug- place on a crochet mat under
the gilt looking glass.
take it," she said, hurriedly.
Benny shall carry it home for you if
i You can make it convenient to let me
have the money at once"
Mrs. Sewer drew cut her purple plush
purF without loss of time, and placed
three bills in Mrs. Bliss hands.
80 much obliged to your she muir
mure.', with the sweet smile which her
dccaers were apt to compare to per-
pcttp,l flow OF New Orleans molasess.
Apd she went on her way with Benny
trudging behind with the family Bible
wrapped in brown paper and tied with a
piece Of blue twine.
Il feel exactly as if I'd sold one of
the children, said the pocr woman,
wrinsing her hands, after Mr.. Jennings
had been paid his bill, had written out
receipt and was gone. ''Bat what
was to dol owed old Jennings the
money for last years coal lii, and the
interest on the mortgage was due last
week, and there is the grcccr's account,
aud-1oh, dear, dearl After all, the
fiitee9 dollars was only drop in the
buck{, and don't know what on earth
am . doe'
,.aah-t.h - 4 IN M 4.opi'ga ,Ii '"sS ip,o nv
co,ioo sf5ss,g.i,t - ssi,L w. -, -
colorod Aofse-sboes on The white gro,,nd
whi.lfs ~ ofiy woIs On sundays and
high holidays.
She went into the restroom when
the washing was done and the clothes
were hutterlng on the line, and looked
with a sbudder at the vacant place under
thc gilt looking glass.
GLOW could I-how could I?' she
cried aloud. "I miobt have known II
would take all luck out of the house to
sell Grandfather b iss' old family b bic y
And she sat down under the hIacs on
the doorstep and began to weep SOFTLY
with the corner of her apron for pocl-
et-handkercbief.
"Mrs. Bliss B tscy! Why. what's
the mattcr2 Is there any one sick or
deadr
Mrs. Bliss dashed awov tbe toors
oNo - sbc f,1.or,a =. w.. ~ -.
tbo ipo,irin,, LII, = w,I.. U,h..,.,
tbc iIlaoo la1,.,.or "o,,,r 4ha qS,;,'.
Bible has sooc
"Tbc family pfhro, uo, oo,,o ono
stolen j,2o
.No. pvo soId itto Mrs sovior ot
the hoteIr
oUumnl,r n. vhoolool, ln;4.od u.
dark brows rntiI rEcr madn = Ioro,
sharov tno above his ovos unyho4 ua.
that for2,
"For money nasbo ou, Mrs pl,s.
'ff YOU must know W.ltor Wboolocl,
for fifteen dollars 70 nav old ron-
nings the balance on our last years coal
bill And if you've come 10 oct the in.
torost on the MORTGAGE TO-DAY NAV &c
well tell YOU FIRST as last, tnat hain,t
got the money nor no prospcct Of oettino
it; and SO YOU NAV as we'll forecIosc and
done with it. If land the two children
bavc got to go to the poor house-But
after all" she added, with a sudden
tide of hopefulness, "thero amt no
danger of that, so long as I have two
hands to work with thank the Lord p,
Don't talk nonsense Betsey p said
Mr.. Wheelock, rather curtly.
'But if | could only get the family
Bible back again, " cried Mrs Bliss bve.
terically. ooh I'd givoonvtb;no - tho
ono who would lrino the old family
Bible back to merp
"Anvthinq cb2n soia whoolooL
ayes anvtbinol., sail NJ. Rliss rooL
inc herself b,cl, o,d for1, 81 ~ H..
etoro ..Tt would III. i...,-.:.,